Thursday, February 6, 2025

TOPICS

Home Tags Investment

Tag: Investment

NAFTA alternative a bad deal

President Donald Trump claims he has “tremendous Democrat support” in the House for the accord he signed last year with Mexico and Canada to...
SPENDING PRIORITIES: Yet again, the General Assembly seems to reject Gov. Gina M. Raimondo’s programs designed to grow Rhode Island’s economy, in this case through improved worker-training ­programs.
 / PBN FILE PHOTO/DAVE HANSEN

Yet again, GA chooses spending over investment in R.I.’s future

It is clear what vision of Rhode Island the General Assembly has. Rather than slowing down the elimination of the state’s car tax, the fiscal...

It will take investment to save ‘Superman’ tower

Designation by the National Trust for Historic Preservation of Providence’s iconic art deco Industrial Trust Co. building as one of America’s most-endangered historic places...

Poverty worse than gentrification

First, the good news. More white Americans want to live in heavily black neighborhoods. A 2016 paper by the National University of Singapore’s Kwan...
A NEW WAY TO COPE: Aflac Chairman and CEO Dan Amos and Ethan, a patient at the Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center in Atlanta, examine My Special Aflac Duck, a product created by Sproutel Inc. to help children cope with cancer. The company has received a Rhode Island Innovation Voucher. 
 / COURTESY AFLAC

Innovation Vouchers bring ROI that pays big dividends for R.I.

It bears repetition, but investment today is a very important part of economic growth in the future. That is by far the most important lens...

Get opportunity zones right

A new government incentive to encourage private investment where it is most needed presents tremendous potential in Rhode Island. The incentive comes in the form...

How to win a tech cold war

If a digital Iron Curtain is falling between the U.S. and China, America seems increasingly eager to yank its side down. A hasty and...

City commercial real estate on the rebound

It has been a long time coming, but the Downtown Providence office market vacancy rate has dropped below 10 percent (with one very large...

How to tell if corporate tax reform is working

It’s still too early for a definitive verdict on whether last year’s corporate tax reforms have led to an increase in business investment. But...
STEADY GROWTH: Rick Cohn organized the Rhode Island Real Estate Investor Group in 2003. It meets monthly and has 200 members. The group is structured to provide networking and information for real estate investors on topics of interest, including the upcoming tax law changes.
 / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Investor groups grow with rising market

Investment groups seeking new members are attracting would-be entrepreneurs and investors to meetings around Rhode Island. Some are informal, formed among friends or co-workers. Others...
- Featured Event -

Latest News